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### —VL M Wetland s Protectio n Uni t / ^ Thi s memorandu mprovide s EPA' s respons e t o th e shellfis h mitigatio n proposal include di n MassDEP' s propose dmitigatio n plan submitte dt o EP A o n Marc h IT , 201 1 an dfurthe r supplemente db y amemorandu mdate dJul y 25 , 201 1 t o Mat t Scnweisber g an dPhi l Colaruss o o f EP A fro mth e Massachusett s Divisio n o f Marin e Fisherie s ("DM F memo") . Thi s memorandu m supplement s EPA' s prio r comment s provide dto MassDE P in Jun e o f thi s yea r o n th e propose d compensator y mitigatio n plan . Afte r reviewingal l relevan t documents , EP A wil l no t accep t a shellfis h mitigatio n proposal tha t include s transplantin g an y shellfis h fromth e inner harbo r t o an y are abelo w th e hurrican e barrie r in Ne w Bedfor dHarbo r (Optio n No . 1 i n th e DMF memo) . A s set ou t more full y below , EPA wil l conside r transplantin g shellfis h withi n area s insid e th e hurricane , barrier or , i f demonstrate dthat there i s insufficient are afor suc h transplanting , a combinatio n o f transplantin g withi n th e hurrican e barrie r andseedin g belo w th e barrie r (Option s 2 an d3 i n th e DM F memo) . EP A recognize s tha t th e impacte dshellfis h are locate di n contaminate dsedimen t andtha t stat e andfedera l prohibition s agains t harvestin g an dconsumptio n o f shellfis h fromth e inner harbo r ar

e in place . A t th e sam e time , a s aprotecte dresource , EP A believe s shellfis h are a n importan t par t ofth e Harbo r ecosyste man dmeasure s shoul db e take n t o preserv e rathe r tha n destro y th e over tw o millio n impacte dshellfis h t o th e exten t practicable . Preservatio n ensure s acontinuatio n o f

diversit y o f specie s in th e Harbo r andBuzzard s Bay . Quahog s andothe r shellfis h filter larg e volume s o f water , removin g some contaminant s durin g th e cours e o f thei r norma l feeding . Thes e filter feeders , whe n presen t i n sufficien t numbers , hav e th e abilit y t o contro l algal bloom s tha t resul t fromenrichmen t o f our coastal water s fro mexces s nutrients .

SDM S DocI D 50955 5Fo r th e reason s se t ou t below , EPA.will;no t acceptashellfis h mitigatio n proposa l tha t include s transplantin g an y shellfis h fromth e inne r harbo r t o an y are abelo w th e hurrican e barrie r (Optio n 1 i n th e DM F memo) :

••'%. : : The,New . Bedfor dHarbo r Superfun dSit e cleanu p goa l fo r PCB s i n seafoo di s 0.0 2 pp m PCBs . Thi s i s asit e specifi c risk-base dconcentratio n base do n acance r ris k o f 1 x 10" 5 ' afTd"a"non=cance r hazar dinde x o f 1 whic h i s applicabl e t o recreationall y caugh t seafood . Th e Foo dan dDru g Administratio n (FDA ) toleranc e leve l o f 2 pp mPCB s i n fish tissu e i s applicabl e t o commercia l fishing , an dreflect s amarke t baske t approac h whic h assumes , peopl e ea t avariet y o f fish from avariet y o f places , purchase da t thei r loca l market . A PC B leve l o f 2 pp mi s no t sufficien t t o protec t peopl e wh o regularl y ea t fish fro mNe w Bedfor dHarbor . 2 .

Th e sit e specifi c long-ter mseafoo dmonitorin g program , performe db y MassDE P (wit h

assistanc e fro mDM F i n collectin g an dpreparing^annua l seafoo dreports ) o n behal f o f EPA , specificall y show s tha t PC B depuratio n rate s i n shellfis h appear s tb^b B Ver y lo w ari d ha s sometime s show n tha t post-spaw n PC B concentration s ar e highe r tha n pre-spaw n PC B level s i n th e sam e area s tested . 3 .Massachusett s Departmen t o f Publi c Healt h (MAEiPH ) an dMassDEP , Burea u o f Wast e Sit e Cleanup , d o no t suppor t transplantingshellfis h outsid e o f Are a1 (tha t is , aboveth e hurrican e barrier) . Se e Attachmen t 1 , lette r date dFebruar y 15 , 200 7 frombPHt o NOAA . 4 .MADP H ha s promulgate dafishin g ba n thatprohibit s takin g o f shellfis h fromAre a1 (105CM R260,005) . Seeattachjrnentt o Attachmen t A , 5 .EPA' s 199 8 Recor do f Decisio n fo r th e Supeffundcleahup'o f Ne w Bedford " Harbo r ("199 8 ROD" ) (pag e 33 ) require s implementin g institutiona l controls ' tha t prohibi t th e takin g o f seafoodi n Are a1 a s wel l a s providin g seafood'adyisorie s fo r al l area s o f th e Superfun dSit e (Area s I , I I an dIII) , postin g n o fishing sighs'an dengaging;iH v eduGatiGnal campaigns. . Se e Attachmen t B fo r EPA' s seafoo dadvisories . The y ma y als o b e found;;o h EPA' s websit e at : http://\vwvv•epa•gov/nbh/seafo'o^d•html^ . EP A and I MADP H recentl y update dth e warning s t o reflec t th e mos t recen t result s o f th e Iprig-tenr i seafoo d monitoringprogram . I t .shoul d"als o b e riotedtha t EPA' s advisoriesTeflec t mor e stringen t limitation s o n fish consumptio n tha n those'containe di n th e stat e fishing ban . 6 .Violatio n o f EPA' s institutional^^ confrols , required'b y th e 199 8 ROD , vyil l jeopardiz e th e profectivenes s o f th e remedy . 7 .EPA' s five-year review s (2005,an d2010 ) requir e ongoing.institutiona l control s t o ensur e remed y protect!veness . Th e 201 0 five yea r review,require s tha t EP A fish consumptio n advisorie s be.include di n a) l shellfis h aridfinfish'lice^hse s issued.i n N ^ Acushriet , Fairhave n ari dDartrriputh . itals o require s tha t -medical'grafted[roundsb e facilitate dt o infor mth e medical , communit y o f thes e danger s andas k tha t the y pas s iirifpimatip n ont o t o patients . 8 .Th e sit e educationa l outreac h als o include s a n educationa l progra mthat ; is;no w incorporate dint o th e Ne w Bedfor dschoorcurriculufri .

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### EP A support s transplantin g shellfis h withi n th e inner harbo r (Optio n 2 in th e DMF memo) . EP A wil l als o consider amitigatio n proposal tha t include s bot h transplantin g shellfis h withi n th e inner harbo r an daseedin g program(Option s 2 an d3 i n th e DM F memo ) onl y afte r MassDE P demonstrates , throug h fieldinvestigatio n work , tha t ther e i s insufficient suitabl e habitat i n th e inner harbo r fo r thi s amoun t o f shellfish . I f EP A agree s that onl y aportio n ofth e affecte d shellfis h ca n b e safely transplante dwithi n th e inner harbor , it wil l wor k

wit h MassDEP t o create asoun dseedin g programa s mitigatio n fo r th e remainde r ofth e impacte dshellfish . I f

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### - February 15 , 200 7 Mr . Jac k Terril l Ne w BedfordHarbo r NR D Truste e Coordinato r NOAA - Ne w Englan dRegio n Managemen t Divisio n On e Blackbur n Driv e Gloucester , M A 0193 0 Dea r Mr . Terrill : (^ 7 Th e Massachusett s Departmen t o f Publi c Health (MDPH) , Cente r for Environmenta l Healt h (CEH) , i n coordinatio n wit h th e Massachusett s Departmen t o f Environmenta l Protectio n (MDEP) , ha s bee n aske dt o revie w th e 200 5 Shellfis h Restoratio n Statemen t o f

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an dBudge t prepare db y th e Regiona l Shellfis h Restoratio n Committe e o n behal f ofth e Town s o f Dartmouth an dFairhave n an dth e Cit y o f Ne w Bedford . Th e propose d regiona l shellfis h restoratio n wor k

i n Ne w BedfordHarbo r ha s bee n submitte dt o th e Ne w BedfordHarbo r Truste e Council . CE H staff , i n consultatio n with th e MDP H Offic e o f General Counsel , ha s reviewe dth e propose drestoratio n work t o detennin e whethe r th e propose drestoratio n projec t migh t pos e a n unacceptabl e risk t o publi c health an dwhethe r it

migh t conflic t with MDP H regulation s governin g th e takin g offis h an dshellfis h i n New BedfordHarbor . Base d upo n thi s revie w an dfor th e followin g reasons , MDP H doe s hav e concern s abou t certai n part s o f thi s restoratio n project . Amon g th e man y goal s ofth e Ne w BedfordAre aShellfis h Restoratio n Project , th e proposa l that concern s MDP H th e mos t i s th e plan t o relocat e shellfis h fromAre aI t o Are afl . Thes e area s ar e defme di n Sectio n 260.005(4 ) ofth e MDP H regulation s entitle d Prohibitio n Agains t Certai n Fishin g in New BedfordHarbo r (10 5 CM R260.000) . A cop y o f thes e regulation s i s attached . ^ v Thes e regulation s impos e restriction s o n th e takin g offis h and/o r shellfis h i n eac h ofth e \£ ) thre e area s o f New BedfordHarbor . Thi s restoratio n projec t i s subjec t t o thes e regulatory

### restrictions . Specifically , 105 CM R260.005(1 ) prohibit s any takin g o r sellin g o f any fish (excep t bai t fish), lobster o r shellfis h fromAre aI . Th e MDP H Foo dProtectio n Progra m 

# o consider s a"taking " t o b e an y capturin g o r harvestin g offis h o r shellfish , even fo r th e purpos e o f relocating . Therefore , th e relocatio n o f shellfis h fromAre aI t o Are aII woul d violat e thes e regulator y restrictions . I n additio n t o concern s abou t th e restoratio n plan violatin g MDP H regulations , CE H believe s tha t th e finding s ofth e Greate r Ne w Bedfor dHealt h Effect s Stud y (GNBHES) , release di n 1987 , clearl y demonstrate darelationshi p betwee n consumptio n offis h caugh t fromth e closure area s an dhighe r seru mPC B levels . I n Ne w Bedford , approximatel y 5 0 percen t offis h eater s wh o at e fis h fromclose darea s ofth e harbo r ha dseru mPC B level s i n th e rang e o f 9-15. 5 part s pe r billio n (ppb ) compare dto mea n prevalenc e estimate s i n th e general populatio n o f approximatel y 6 ppb . Sinc e th e tim e o f ou r stud y (1984-1987) , researc h indicate s tha t healt h effect s ar e o f concer n a t eve n lowe r seru mPC B level s (e.g. , i n th e 2- 6 pp b range ) tha n what was know n i n th e mid-1980s , thereb y supportin g grea t cautio n wit h respec t t

o harvestin g fish o r shellfis h fromth e closur e areas . W e appreciat e th e opportunity t o commen t o n thi s Ne w Bedfor dHarbo r Restoratio n Plan . I f

yo u hav e any question s regardin g thi s letter , pleas e contac t m e a t 617-624-5220 . ' Sincerely , Jame s Balli n Deputy General Counse l Enclosure : 10 5 CM R260.00 0 Cc : Suzann e Condon , Associat e Commissioner , MDPH-CE H • Marth aSteele , Deputy Director , MDPH-CE H



# o105 CMR : DEPARTMEN T O FPUBLI C HEALT H 105 CM R260.000 : PROHIBITIO N AGAINS T CERTAI N FISHIN G I N NE W BEDFOR D HARBOR Sectio n 260.001 : Finding s an dPurpos e 260.002 : Emergenc y Promulgatio n 260.003 : Authorit y 260.004 : Adulterate dFis h 260.005 : Takin g and/o r Sal e o f Lobsters , an dCertain Fis h Prohibite d 260.001 : Finding s andPurpos e Th e chemical susbstance s known a s polychlorinate dbiphcnyl s (PCBs ) hav e bee n discharge dinto th e Acushne t River andare presen t i n tha t river an di n th e Ne w Bedfor d Harbor . Laborator y analyse s o f lobster andbottom-feedin g fish caugh t i n thi s are ahav e reveale dtha t PCB s ar e presen t i n thes e foodsource s in level s that excee dthe current maximumallowabl e level s (o r "temporar y tolerance" ) establishe db y th e Federa l Foo dand Dru g Administratio n unde r th e Foo dandDru g Cosmeti c Act , 2 1 U.S.C . 301 , § 346 . Consumptio n o f PCB s cause s disease s deeme ddangerou s to th e publi c health , namel y PCB intoxicatio n andcarcinogenesis . 10 5 CM R260.00 0 ar e promulgate dt o preven t an dcontro l th e incidenc e o f suc h disease s amon g member s o f th e general public , an dt o preven t the sal e o

f adulterate dfoodt o th e public . 260.002 : Emergenc y Promulgatio n PCB s settl e t o th e floo r o f th e bod y o f water int o whic h the y ar e discharged ; they ma y remai n there for decades . Becaus e lobster s an dcertai n fish are bottom-feeders , they take in PCB s whic h remain i n thei r bodie s i n anacceptabl y hig h concentrations . Thes e foo dsource s are currentl y bein g take n fro mcontaminate darea s (a s describe di n 10 5 CM R260.005 ) fo r primaril y recreational an dothe r noncommercia l purpose s an dar e bein g consume dby th e public . Consumptio n o f thes e foo dsource s b y human s pose s a n immediat e an dlastin g threa t t o health . Further publi c consumptio n o f thes e overly-contaminate dfoo dsource s mus t b e avoide db y immediatel y preventin g th e taking , sale , an dthereb y th e eatin g o f suc h foo d source s caught i n th e contaminate darea . Immediate adoptio n o f 10 5 CM R260.00 0 i s necessar y fo r th e preservatio n o f th e publi c health ; observanc e o f th e requirement s o f notic e andpubli c hearing , generall y require dunder th e first paragrap h o f M.G.L . c . 30A , § 2 prio r t o th e promulgatio n o f regulations , woul dbe , i n thi s situation , contrar y t o th e publi c interes t 260.003 : Authorit y 10 3 CM R260.00 0 i s promulgate dunder authorit y o f M.GX . c . 111 , § 5 an d6 , M.G.L . c . 94 . § 18 6 an d192 . M.G.L . c . 30A . § 2 . 260.004 : Adulterate dFis h Fish , containin g level s o f PCB s exceedin g th e maximu mallowabl e leve l (o r "temporar y tolerance" ) o f PCB s establishe db y th e Federal Foo dan dDru g Administratio n fo r th e edibl e portio n o f suc h foo dsource s ar e adultere dwithi n th e meanin g o f M.G.L . c . 94 , § 186 , firs t paragrap h under food . Suc h foo dsource s caught i n th e contaminate dare aar e presume dt o b e contaminated . 260.005 : Takin g and/o r Sal e o f Lobster s an dCertai n Fis h Prohibite d (1 ) N o perso n shal l take and/o r sel l an y fish (excep t bai t fish), lobste r o r shellfis h fromth e are ao f Ne w Bedfor dHarbo r (Are aI ) describe dbelow : Th e water s nort h o f th e Hurrican e Dyke i n New Bedfor dHarbor .

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# o 105 CMR : DEPARTMENT O FPUBLI C HEALT H 260.005 : continue d (2 ) No perso n shall tak e and/o r sel l an y lobste r o r bottomfeeding fish (includin g eels , scup , flounde r an dtautog ) fro mth e are aof New Bedfor dHarbo r (Are aII ) describe din 10 5 CM R 260.005(4) : Th e water s generally sout h o f are aI andnort h o f alin e extendin g fro mRicketsonl s Poin t in Sout h Dartmout h westerl y t o Wilbu r Point on Sconticut Neck . • (3 ) No perso n shal l tak e and/o r sel l lobster s fro mth e are aof New Bedfor dHarbor (Are aIH ) describe din 105 CM R260.005(4) : Th e water s generally sout h o f are aII andnort h of alin e extendin g fro mMishaum Point o

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an d th e environmen t b y investigatin g an d cleanin g u p often-abandone d hazardou s wast e site s an d engagin g communitie s throughou t th e process . Man y o f thes e site s ar e comple xan d nee d long-ter m cleanu p actions . Thos e responsibl e fo rcontaminatio n ar e hel d liabl e fo rcleanu p costs . EP A strive s t o retur n previousl y contaminate d lan d an d groundwate r t o productiv e use . SIT E DESCRIPTION : Th e U.S , EP A has bee n committe d t o th e Ne w Bedfor d Harbo r(NBH ) cleanu p sinc e th e 1980s , following discover y o f polychlorinate d biphenyl s (PCBs ) i n sedimen t an d fis h an d designatio n t o th e nationa l priorit y lis t o f Superfun d site s i n 1983 , I n 1998 , EP A propose d a dredgin g remed y fo rth e Uppe ran d Lowe rharbors , an d ful l scal e dredgin g starte d i n 2004 , Remediatio n i s ongoing , wit h dredgin g typicall y occurrin g i n th e summer . I n 2009 , EP A Administrato rLisa Jackso n announce d th e availabilit y o f recover y ac t fund s t o hel p spee d u p th e curren t cleanu p timefram e fo rth e harbo rcleanup . PARTNERIN G A s par t o f th e NB H sit e monitoring , th e Massachusett s Departmen t o f Environmenta l Protectio n has conducte d annua l fis h an d shellfis h samplin g t o determin e whethe r PC B concentration s i n NB H fis h an d shellfis h ar e declinin g a s a resul t o f cleanu p activities . I n general , PC B concentra tion s hav e indee d decrease d fro m th e 1980 s t o th e pres en t i n mos t species , althoug h concern s remai n a s discusse d herein . Fis h an d shellfis h samplin g wil l continu e throughou t th e cleanu p efforts , an d update s t o thi s fac t shee t wil l b e issue d a s appropriate . ASSESSMEN T Th e Massachusett s Departmen t o f Publi c Healt h (MDPH ) ha s als o ha d extensiv e involvemen t wit h NB H i n orde r t o addres s a variet y o f healt h concerns . I n 1979 , MDP H promulgate d stat e regulation s prohibitin g th e consump tio n o f an y fish/shellfis h i n Are a 1 o f NBH : o f botto m feedin g fis h (eel , scup . flounder , an d tautog ) o rlobste ri n Are a 2 ; an d lobste ri n Are a 3 (se e attache d map) . Thes e earl y effort s wer e followe d b y huma n epidemiologica l studie s o f PC B exposur e vi a fis h consumptio n b y MDP H an d others . MDP H has additiona l advic e fo rsensitiv e population s (pregnan t women , nursin g mothers , childre n unde rag e 12 , wome n wh o ma y becom e pregnant ) tha t ca n b e foun d a t www.mass.gov/dph/fishadvisories . EP A support s thi s additiona l advice , an d note s tha t it s updat e d ris k assessmen t (discusse d below ) recommend s tha t sensitiv e population s avoi d fish , shellfis h an d lobste rfro m th e thre e closur e area s i n NB H (se e ma p o n reverse ) excep t tha t shellfis h fro m Are a 3 an d Clark' s cov e ma y safel y b e consume d b y thes e sensitiv e population s i f lim ite d t o on e mea l pe rmonth . RECOMMENDATION S A s par t ofth e Superfun d process , EP A i s require d t o con duc t ris k assessment s tha t wil l resul t i n cleanu p level s tha t th e selecte d remed y fo ra give n sit e mus t meet . Thes e ris k assessment s us e conservativ e (health-protective ) as sumption s t o ensur e tha t eve n sensitiv e population s wil l no t hav e healt h concern s followin g completio n o f reme diatio n activities . I n th e cas e o f NB H an d th e ris k assess men t conducte d o n fish/shellfis h i n th e close d area s o f th e harbor , EPA s update d evaluatio n indicate s tha t som e specie s no t currentl y covere d b y th e 197 9 stat e regula tion s ma y presen t healt h concern s fo rrecreationa l fisher me n an d shel l fisherme n (and/o rthei rfamilies/friend s wh o consum e thei rtake ) i f thes e specie s ar e consume d i n large rquantitie s tha n curren t epidemiologica l dat a continue d o n nex t pag e > K E Y CONTACTS : JEANETH E FALVE Y U.S . EP A Communit y Involvemen t Coordinato r (617 ) 918-102 0 falvey.jeanethe@epa.go v KELSE Y O'NEI L U.S . EP A Communit y Involvemen t Coordinato r (617 ) 918-179 9 oneil.kelsey@epa.go v JOSEP H COYN E MassDE P (617 ) 348-406 6 Joseph , coyne@state.ma . u s GENERA L INFO : EP A NE W ENGLAN D 5 Pos t Offic e Sq, , Suit e 10 0 Boston , M A 02109-391 2 TOLL-FRE E CUSTOME R SERVIC E 1-888-EPA-734 1 LEAR N MOR E AT ; www.epa.gov/nb h

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continue d fro m fron t » suggest . EP A believe s i t i s importan t tha t recreationa l fisherme n an d shell-fisherme n b e awar e tha t th e ris k assessmen t suggest s that : consumptio n o f blac k se a bas s b e limite d t o on e mea l pe rmont h i f the y ar e obtaine d i n Area s 2 an d 3 ; tha t scu p no t b e consume d fro m Area s 2 o r 3 ; an d tha t genera l guideline s fo rshellfis h includ e limitin g consumptio n t o on e mea l a mont h i n Are a 2 (on e mea l pe rwee k i n Clark' s Cove) . Se e ma p abov e fo ra summar y o f EPA s recommendations . D o NO T ea t botto m feedin g fish : N o com a pescad o d e fondo : Na o com a peix e d e fundo :
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